Elementary school teacher accused of taking inappropriate photos of student

Y.C. Orozco

Published 6:44 am, Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Pasadena ISD officials confirmed that a teacher at Laura Bush Elementary resigned in February following allegations he took inappropriate photos of an eight-year old student.

According to district spokesperson Renea Ivy-Sims, the mother of the student reported the alleged incident.

“In February, a mother reported that someone had told her that the teacher had taken a picture of her child,” said Ivy-Sims.

Officials immediately approached the teacher, removed him from the classroom and began an investigation.

The teacher, said Ivy-Sims, resigned the following morning.

No formal charges have been filed as of yet and the district continues to work with the District Attorney’s Office on the investigation.

“These allegations are extremely serious and disturbing,” said Ivy-Sims. “If the allegations are true, if a teacher violates the trust of a child then it makes it harder for every other educator who really cares about the safety of kids because our priority is to keep the kids safe. We trust the teachers we put in the classroom with our students to take care of our children and make sure they are safe and not to violate that trust.”

Ivy-Sims said the teacher accused has worked at Laura Bush Elementary during his time with the district since 2006.